Martinez has assured Evertonians neither player will be going next month, claiming the club's finances mean no-one needs to be sacrificed.

When asked about Barkley, the Blues boss joked: "We would not let anyone go out on loan in January!"

On a more serious note, Martinez claimed Everton are strong enough to resist any bids in January.

"Yes, absolutely," he said. "There's not even a doubt about it.

"I have said many times, in football you can't fight the trends of the game, but what you can do as a football club is dictate the timing.

"Everything you do should be for the good of the football club. We've done that before and everything that happens should be to improve the squad and improve the blend and youth of the squad. I can guarantee that will be the case 100 per cent in January."